With mental health issues our perceptions are often skewed. Do your friends/family see a change when you are on meds. It has taken years for Dr's to find the right blend to work for me.

Johnny, there are a lot of reasons we go off meds. Some feel like they don't work, some feel like they are unnecessary and they can live with their symptoms. Some are so used to being 'ill' that when we do start to feel what other's think is 'nomal' it is not what we are used to and it freaks us out. Some have a hard time dealing with side effects. Some don't trust doctor's. The side effects from antipsychotics can be very dangerous and debilitating, so even though I know the devastating consequences that would happen for me if I went off meds, it's hard not to think about. And although the voices were never positive (always ambivalent or scary) especially when I first started taking meds, but even occasionally now, I miss them because they were reliable/always there.